The behaviour of laboratory mice and rats.

This chapter discusses the origin, history of domestication, biology, physiology, behaviour, husbandry and welfare of laboratory mice and rats.

Motivation and the organization of behaviour.

This chapter describes the concept of motivation and stimuli of domestic animals to perform a particular behaviour or behaviours.

Behaviour of dogs.

This chapter describes the origin, history of domestication, breeds and behaviours of dogs.

The study of animal behaviour and its applications.

This chapter provides an overview of the history and current knowledge on ethology and its application in animal production and welfare.

Behaviour genetics, evolution and domestication.

The effect of evolution on genes and the influence of genes and domestication on animal behaviour are discussed.

Behaviour and physiology.

This chapter describes the physiological regulation of the different behaviours in domestic animals.

Human-animal relations.

This chapter provides a definition of the human-animal relationship and discusses the reasons for variation in this relationship, as well as its relevance regarding the behaviour and welfare of farm and pet animals.

Learning and cognition.

This chapter discusses the associative learning processes, memory processes, including the special example of object permanence, discrimination, generalization and category formation, social cognitive abilities and the relationship between cognition and emotion in domestic animals, and how an understanding of animal cognition influences attitudes towards and understanding of animal welfare.